Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Clear, coherent, and well-organized: Describes something that is expressed, explained, or arranged in a logical, orderly, and easily understandable manner.
   • Honest, scrupulous, and aboveboard: Describes a person's character or conduct, especially regarding financial or moral matters, as being transparent, upright, and free from deceit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Clear/Coherent):
  • Câu chuyện kể rành mạch. (The story is told in a clear and coherent way.)
  • Bài giảng của giáo sư rất rành mạch. (The professor's lecture is very clear and well-organized.)
• Adjective (Honest/Scrupulous):
  • Rành mạch về tiền nong. (To be honest and scrupulous about money matters.)
  • Anh ấy là người rành mạch trong công việc. (He is an honest and aboveboard person in his work.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ăn chia rành mạch": To share (profits, benefits) in a clear, fair, and transparent manner.
  • Công ty luôn ăn chia rành mạch với các đối tác. (The company always shares profits with its partners in a clear and fair way.)
• "Sổ sách rành mạch": To have clear, accurate, and well-kept accounts/records.
  • Việc kinh doanh phát triển nhờ sổ sách rành mạch. (The business thrives thanks to clear and accurate bookkeeping.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rành rẽ (adj): Clear, distinct, well-defined. Often used for sounds or demarcations.
  • Âm thanh nghe rành rẽ. (The sound is heard clearly and distinctly.)
• Mạch lạc (adj): Coherent, logical (primarily for speech, writing, or thought).
  • Lập luận mạch lạc. (A coherent argument.)

Synonyms

• Rõ ràng: Clear, obvious.
• Phân minh: Distinct, clear-cut (often regarding right/wrong or boundaries).
• Trong sạch: Pure, clean (often regarding morality or integrity).

Related Idioms

• "Đâu ra đấy": Literally "where is what", meaning everything is in its proper place, orderly, and clear. This idiom is often used to explain the meaning of rành mạch.
  • Công việc anh ấy làm luôn đâu ra đấy. (The work he does is always orderly and clear-cut.)

adj

1. connected and clear; logical and clear
   • Câu chuyện kể rành mạch
     a story told in a clear and connected way Honest
   • rành mạch về tiền nong
     to be honest about money matters